different religious sects including traditional faiths. Freedom to manifest ones religion or
belief may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary
to protect public safety, order, health, morals or the fundamental rights and freedom of
others.
Religions which exist in Tanzania are Islam, Christianity, Buddha, Hindu, Bahai,
traditional religions and the Sikhs.
Some of these religions are being managed by
religious institutions such as the Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA), the
Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) for Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Tanzania,
Anglican Church of Tanzania, African Inland Church of Tanzania; Episcopal Council
(TEC) Roman Catholics; Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania; and Seventh Day
Adventists. On top of these, there exists groups within the religious sector, for instance
the Catholic Women Association, Muslim Women Association; Tanzania Young
Catholic Society, Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), Young Women Christian
Association (YWCA), just to mention a few, formed for the purpose of identifying
individual roles within the concerned religious groups.
ARTICLE 9: INFORMATION AND OPINION
As an effort to ensure that right to receive, express and disseminate information is
enjoyed by her citizens, the United Republic of Tanzania among other things amended its
Constitution in 2005 to remove the claw back clauses.
Under Article 18 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, it is well
stipulated and expressed that; every person has the right to freed om of opinion and
expression, to seek, receive, disseminate information and ideas through any media
regardl ess of national frontiers and has a resent of freedom from interference with his
communication.
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